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11. Add MS 52931 J

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‘The fairy page, or, The demon’s compact’, drama in two acts by Augustus Harris the elder. Licence sent 8 April 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal Manchester 12 April 1852. Title page lists John Knowles, and notes that licence should be sent to 368 Oxford Street for forwarding to Mr. K...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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8 Apr 1852
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12. Add MS 52931 K

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‘The queen of the market’, drama in a prologue and three acts by H. C. Coape and B. N. Webster. Licence sent 8 April 1852 for performance at the Adelphi 12 April 1852. Signed by Benjamin Webster. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 does not appear to list this play. Text written in a number of differen...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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8 Apr 1852
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1 item

13. Add MS 52931 L

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‘The Camberwell brothers, or, The mystic milk man’, a ‘biological prolusion’ in two acts by Charles Selby. Licence sent 10 April 1852 for performance at the Olympic 12 April 1852. Signed by W. Farren. Text includes a number of songs where original lyrics are set to well-known music. Include...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1852
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1 item

14. Add MS 52931 M

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‘Adrienne Lecouvreur’, tragic drama in four acts. Licence sent 10 April 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal Manchester 10 April 1852. ‘Helen Faucit Martin’ is listed on title page, but Nicoll lists author as her husband, Sir Theodore Martin. Revisions to text throughout. This script ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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10 Apr 1852
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15. Add MS 52931 N

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‘Mephistopheles, or, An ambassador from below’, an extravaganza in one act by R. B. Brough and H. S. Edwards. Licence sent 10 April 1852 for performance at the Adelphi 12 April 1852. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 do...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1852
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1 item

16. Add MS 52931 O

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‘A village tale’ (‘Our country homes’), drama in three acts by Charles Reade. Licence sent 11 April 1852 for performance at the Strand 12 April 1852. Title page lists W. R. Copeland as lessee of the Strand Theatre. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that t...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1852
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1 item

17. Add MS 52931 P

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‘Minnigrey’, drama in four acts. Licence sent 15 April 1852 for performance at the City of London Theatre 15 April 1852. Title page lists Mssrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that a number of phrases be omitted in representation of the text. Two oth...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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15 Apr 1852
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1 item

18. Add MS 52931 Q

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‘Minnigrey’, drama in two acts by J. B. Johnstone. Licence sent 12 April 1852 for performance at the Standard 12 April 1852. For another version, see Add. 52931 P and 52931 Y. The LCO Day Book Add. 53703 does not record any stipulations about changes to this version; contrast the changes req...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
12 Apr 1852
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1 item

19. Add MS 52931 R

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‘Transferring a license’, a farce in one act by Lewis I. Jenkins and Thomas W. Hughes. Licence sent 12 April 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Liverpool, 12 April 1852. Keywords: working class characters, stagecraft, family relationships. ff. 8. Thomas W. Hughes, writer of plays: L...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
12 Apr 1852
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1 item

20. Add MS 52931 S

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‘A chain of events’, drama in eight acts by ‘Slingsby Lawrence’ (i.e. G. H. Lewes) and C. J. Matthews. Licence sent 11 April 1852 for performance at the Lyceum 12 April 1852. The whole of Act II is devoted to scenic effect with no dialogue at all. Songs included with MS. For another version...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1852
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1 item